Trujillo, Peru Travel Blogs

Hurts So Good...
Sep 28, 2005 (19 photos)

So I have made it back down to sea level again, after a week of trekking in Cordillera Blanca. I'm in Trujillo, kind of a forced stop since that's where the bus went. Anyway, Trujillo is nice enough for a day or two. It's a decent sized city, and Chan Chan ...

Welcome to Trujillo
Oct 6, 2005 (9 photos)

... to hang out... in addition to those friendly Peruvians you just can't avoid making friends with. There are some photos of Trujillo and a parade that just went by me one afternoon featuring all little kids in costumes. I think it's part of the spring ...

Reed boats and adobe ruins
Dec 29, 2005 (7 photos)

... . And way more litter than we´d seen in Ecuador. Mmmmm... I wasn´t too sure I liked this place. Having arrived in Trujillo, we headed straight for Huanchaco, a seaside fishing village about 10km out of town. Arrived there at about 4pm and, having checked ...

Northern Peru: Moto-Taxis, Adobe Ruins and Beaches
Mar 12, 2005 (9 photos)

... an interesting choice for a age-diverse audience, not to mention a pretty distorted depiction of American girls!) Trujillo is the third largest city in Peru and we really enjoyed our time there. The central city is pretty, with pastel colonial buildings, ...

Spring Festival in Trujillo
Oct 8, 2005 (20 photos)

... was slightly difficult but we were promised that all the beauty queens from several different countries would be going by so that provided some motivation. This entry is mostly just to post photos of everyone and all the fun from a weekend in Trujillo.

The Awesome Ruins of Chan Chan
Oct 7, 2005 (12 photos)

It's been a while since I've seen cool ruins but Chan Chan did not disappoint. I went with my buddy Jakob to take a self guided tour. The ruins are from the Chimu culture and the area around the Tschudi compound that we toured at one time housed about ...

Trujillo and the Mocha people....
Apr 26, 2005 (11 photos)

... we left to visit the Huanca del Sol and the Huanca de la Luna, both are temples which are situated south of Trujillo, quite impressive indeed, both Pyramids all built out of Adobe bricks(mud bricks all pretty well made to sustain the potential earthquakes ...

Overnight Bus to Trujillo
Sep 11, 2006 (10 photos)

... of my life to take a career break at this time... Last night, we caught an overnight bus from Mencora to Trujillo... 8 hours all up. I'm getting better at travelling sitting up and managed to get several hours sleep. The most terrifying moment was ...

Trujillo, Peru
Jul 17, 2005 (29 photos)

... still features friezes and courtyards as well as some original walls; the other walls have been restored. On the north coast of Peru near Trujillo, the Huacas del Sol y de la Luna (Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon) are estimated to be almost 3,000 ...

South from Ecuador to Peru
Nov 11, 2006 (18 photos)

... grabbed four hours sleep (we did get some sleep on the coach as well, but it's never the same as a proper bed). From Trujillo we used local transport (i.e. chicken bus) to get us to the beach town of Huanchaco, which was about 20 minutes ride away. In ...

Loads of ruins!
Oct 5, 2006 (8 photos)

... a couple of weeks so hopefully can bring new ones with him. Our heads full we head back to town and wander around Colonial Trujillo with the multi coloured houses and churches. Town is nice but not a huge amount to see. After looking at the market, we ...

Trujillo & Mancora: That is a GIANT Sand Castle!!
Apr 27, 2008 (11 photos)

... she was making all of us.  At the end of our tour, we ended up at this famous surfing beach right outside of Trujillo known as Huanchaco which was beautiful and chill, a great way to finish.  This beach is known for its fishermen that build ...

Journey Through Time - Mesa III
Sep 27, 2008 (57 photos)

Our following journey was a mesa of magic at El Bujo, home of the Moche Civilization (100AD-800AD).  The elements to convey were water and air and being next to the Pacific Ocean, those 2 elements were certainly very present.  This was certainly ...

I've found Tantonine now wheres Obi-Wan?
Sep 28, 2006 (21 photos)

... when coming up with the idea. I was expecting to find Han Solo or Luke Skywalking hanging out here. On the walk back to Trujillo I stopped off a pyramid, not much to look at but the site stands in the middle of the towns back streets, which is a bizarre ...

I got my Decapitator
Jun 13, 2004 (5 photos)

I searched Chiclayo high and low for a Decapitator (Aie-Paec) and finally found him in Trujillo, amongst the ruins. Huanchaco Emily and I wanted to make the most of the warmish weather so headed for the nearby beach town of Huanchaco where we had heard ...

chan chan can can ca ca
Dec 12, 2006 (7 photos)

... the way we sneezed, coughed and snotted   our mark on all these great historical landmarks of Peru. Have been relaxing in a nice homestay in Trujillo called Casa de Clara, run by a brummie guy who has cable tv. We can eat with  ...

Ancient Ruins!
Jun 24, 2005 (5 photos)

... hot chicken sandwiches we've had (so worth it!) and nearly getting on the wrong bus we were away and arrived in Trujillo late afternoon...just enough time to go for an explore! Trujillo has a great Plaza de Armes where everyone congregates and the whole ...

Hairless dogs and mud-brick ruins
Jun 2, 2008 (10 photos)

Arriving in Trujillo, I was struck by how Northern Peru feels like another country compared to Cuzco  and Arequipa especially, with desert surrounds, and for some other reason I can't put my finger on. We stopped off in town to visit the ruins of ...

wrapping things up
May 30, 2008

okay so this is going to be a bit manic because there are a lot of things in my head and this is the best tool i have to streamline them other than making a really nutty chart which maybe ill do when i get home. i almost dont know where to begin. 1. ...

moving on up
Jun 12, 2006 (2 photos)

... our good byes (along with lots of thank yous), hugged, and got on a bus heading north. After 9 hours we arived in the city of Trujillo, and knew we would enjoy it here. i´ll post pics of us and jose and mari. Eating We ate at a cute place in town, good ...

Incredible archeological sights
Apr 8, 2005 (23 photos)

Fantastic excavations of the pyramids of the Temples of the Sun and Moon, and a mind-blowing, huge ancient city still being revealed from beneath the desert sand/dirt. All of this was built long before the Bible ever came across the ocean....and the ...

100 Not Out!
May 1, 2009

... ;               2) The view of Machu Picchu - Peru 3)  Perito Moreno Glacier - Argentina    3) Fitzroy Mountain & El Chalten - Argentina   ...

Huaca de la Luna
Oct 30, 2008 (19 photos)

This place rates as the most incredible archaeological site I have visited so far.  It is the remains of a temple, or rather several temples, built by the Moche civilisation. There are actually about 5 temples at this site, each one built on top of ...

Huanchaco beach
Oct 31, 2008 (3 photos)

On the way back to Trujillo the tour stopped for a short time at Huanchaco, which is a little coastal town near Trujillo, which is becoming a popular little beachside destination.  The water was cold, but the locals didn´t seem to mind, and there were ...

a smooth ride
Oct 31, 2008 (12 photos)

... to this, so breeding focussed on horses that could trot. Nowadays, it is unusual to find a naturally gaited horse.  But in Peru, this breed was continued and now, it is the only naturally-gaited breed in the world, where the foal is 100% guaranteed to ...

almost out of peru
Aug 23, 2006 (4 photos)

so, hopped the overnight bus from lima last night and got in about seven this morning. quite the haul. and another one to look foreward to tonight. also encountered the first person who ´couldn´t understand my spanish´ at the wonderful hour of seven thirty ...

Chan Chan Ruins near Trujillo, Peru
Nov 11, 2008 (41 photos)

TRUJILLO: Trujillo would almost be "just another" South American city if it weren't for a couple of distinct attractions... the small fishing village about 10 minutes away and the handful of archaeological ruins that surround the city limits. And luckily ...

Chan Chan and Las Huacas del Sol y de la Luna
Jun 6, 2007 (13 photos)

i just could not stop laughing (at my own scatty brain!) once i got onto the bus heading to trujillo! anyway, the 8 hour journey went by easily (got onto a plush bus with fat leather reclining seats, movies, lunch and snacks!) and just before i got off i ...

First thing lost
Nov 1, 2008

Well, after 7 and a half weeks on the road I have managed to lose something, and I´m pissed off because the thing I´ve lost is my $200 pair of sunglasses. No idea where I left them and actually have a suspicion that they were taken from my hotel room, but ...

La Huaca de la Luna
May 27, 2009 (16 photos)

... les morts étaient aussi décapités et leurs têtes étaient conservées dans le foyer pour protéger la famille. L'après midi, nous visitons Trujillo ou il n'y a pas grand chose si ce n'est de belle demeures coloniales aux façades pastelles et ornées de superbes grilles ...